Workers' Compensation News
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Farmer Can't Sue Insurance Agent for Allegedly Negligent Advice
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04/19/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 106 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 8 min read
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled that a farm owner could not state a viable negligence claim against his insurance agent — who happened to be his aunt — for failing to advise him to purchase workers’ compensation insurance.
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Lack of FDA Approval Doesn't Render Rx Unreasonable
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04/19/2018
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 126 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the workers’ compensation law does not categorically exclude compounded medications that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from being reasonable treatment for an injury.
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Claims and Premiums Keep Dropping, Annual Report Shows
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04/19/2018
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 97 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 179 min read
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Paid claims and premiums in Minnesota have dropped significantly in the last 20 years while benefits have risen slightly, according to the Minnesota Workers' Compensation System Report for 2016, released this week....Read More
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Providers Support Geographic Pricing but Share Concern About Access
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04/18/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 462 | 6 | Popular with Legal | 46 min read
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Medical providers warned during a hearing Tuesday that adopting geographic price modifiers in the state's fee schedule may create access problems in rural areas, even though they were generally supportive of setting different prices to account for differences in the cost of running a pra...Read More
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DWC Posts Updates to Formulary Drug List
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04/18/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 366 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 33 min read
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to the formulary drugs that can be used for treating eye disorders.
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CURES Consultation Becomes Mandatory Starting Oct. 2
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04/18/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 707 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 24 min read
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The California Department of Justice certified that the state’s prescription drug monitoring program is ready for statewide use, meaning doctors will have to start consulting the program before prescribing controlled substances in six months.
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Tax Act Producing Mixed Impacts for Insurance Companies
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04/18/2018
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 215 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read
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Hurricanes and wildfires weren’t the only major events to hit property and casualty insurers’ bottom lines in 2017.
As a result of the federa...Read More
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